The dark comedy Beef quickly became a hit for Netflix when it debuted in the 2023 TV show schedule back in early April, and the Ali Wong- and Steven Yeun-led series still has a spot on the streamer's Top 10 TV Shows at the time of writing. Unfortunately, the success of the show has been overshadowed by controversy surrounding actor David Choe, whose comments about rape from several years ago were recently rediscovered. Now, Wong, Yeun, and Beef creator Lee Sung Jin have broken their silence on the situation.
Ali Wong and Steven Yeun (who are executive producers as well as part of the cast of Beef) joined with creator Lee Sung Jin for a group statement to Variety that addressed the controversy, saying:
